ICONIC PICS: Sachin and His Fans

India's Sachin Tendulkar is carried by his teammate Yusuf Pathan after they beat Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai in this April 2, 2011 file photo. Tendulkar will retire from cricket after playing his 200th test match at home against West Indies next month, the world's most prolific international run-scorer said on October 10, 2013. (Photo: Reuters)

Indian cricket fans shout slogans "No Sachin No Test" outside the Eden Gardens after the controversial run-out of Sachin Tendulkar during the Asian test championship in Calcutta February 19. Angry crickets fans comprising of 90,000 crowd hurled bottles and other missiles on to the Eden gardens pitch after the controversial run out involving top Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar sparking crowd trouble and stopping play for an hour. (Photo: Reuters)

Indian cricket fans celebrate the birthday of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in a media organised event in Hyderabad on April 24, 2013. Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 40th birthday. Tendulkar retired from ODI cricket last year but is expected to carry on with his Test career for some time. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Indian students hold a large poster of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar after Tendulkar batted for his landmark 100th century, at a school in Chennai, southern India. Tendulkar said Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, he will retire from international cricket after playing his 200th test match next month. (Photo: AP)

Members of the Indian cricket supporters group known as the 'Swami Army' have their photograph taken with a wax figure of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar during a promotional event at the Sydney Cricket Ground April 20, 2013. The group attended the unveiling of the wax figure, which will go on permanent display at Madame Tussauds wax museum in Sydney. (Photo: Reuters)

Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar (C) with police escort pacifies spectators during the fourth day of the Asian test championship at Eden Gardens in Calcutta February 19. Angry cricket fans of 90,000 crowd hurled bottles and other missiles on to the Eden Gardens pitch after a controversial run out involving Tendulkar. Play stoppage lasted an hour and only resumed after Tendulkar, International Cricket Council president Jagmohan Dalmiya and Calcutta police went out to calm the crowd. (Photo: Reuters)

Indian fans wave banners and cheer as India's Sachin Tendulkar name is called out in the team list prior to their World Cup cricket match against Kenya, May 23. Tendulka returned from India after going home following death of his father. (Photo: Reuters)

A fan with his body painted in tri-colour waves the Indian national flag before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup group B match between India and England in Bangalore February 27, 2011. (Photo: Reuters)

A Indian cricket fan kisses the shoe of a wax figure of India's legendry cricket star Sachin Tendulkar, at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on April 20, 2013. The new wax figure of Tendular will be placed in the sports zone of Madame Tussauds in Sydney. (Photo: AFP)

Boys from a local cricket academy wearing masks of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, celebrate his 100 international centuries in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura March 17, 2012. After waiting more than a year, Tendulkar finally became the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries during an Asia Cup one-day match against Bangladesh on Friday. (Photo: Reuters)

Indian cricket fans show their support for cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as India challenges Bangladesh at the Queen's Park Oval in the Port of Spain, in Trinidad and Tobago, 17 March 2007, in a group stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Teenager Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza turned giant-killers to script Bangladesh's upset five-wicket victory over India in their opening World Cup match here. (Photo: AFP)

(FILES) In this photograph taken on April 2, 2011, Indian player Sachin Tendulkar (C) walks with his children Arjun (R) and daughter Sara (L) after India defeated Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final played at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India's record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar announced on October 10, 2013 that he would retire after playing his 200th cricket Test match next month. (Photo: AFP)

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar concentrates on a shot during a training session on the third day of a three day camp at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai on November 11, 2012. The Indian cricket team has opted for a three day training camp ahead of their upcoming four test series against England. (Photo: AFP)

India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (L) shares a light moment with teammates Virat Kohli (C) and Yuvraj Singh during a training session on the first day of a three day camp at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai on November 9, 2012. The Indian cricket team has opted for a three day training camp ahead of their upcoming four test series against England. (Photo: AFP)

A dejected fan reacts after Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed for 94 runs during the fourth day's play of the third Test cricket match between India and West Indies at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 25, 2011. Sachin Tendulkar yet again missed out on an unprecedented 100th international century when he fell for 94 before the West Indies gained the upper hand in the third Test against India. (Photo: AFP)

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (L) is congraluted by an Indian supporter after India beat Australia in a final match in Sharjah 24 April. (Photo: AFP)

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar walks in to bat for his state team during the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Railways at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on November 2, 2012. Tendulkar made a rare appearance in domestic four-day cricket Ranji trophy game to gain match practice ahead of the home Test series against England. The 39-year-old, the world's leading scorer in both Test and one-day cricket, whose last Ranji appearance was in 2009, struggled in a home Test series against New Zealand in August-September when he scored just 63 runs in three innings. (Photo: AFP)

India fans cheers, wearing matching shirts spelling the first name of Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, cheer prior to the Cricket World Cup match between India and England at The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on February 27, 2011. India and England meet in Bangalore February 27 in a World Cup blockbuster packed with potential heavyweight clashes, but plagued by organisational headaches. (Photo: AFP)

A priest performs rituals in front of an idol of the Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesh as cricket fans pray next to a cutout of Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar in Madras 20 March 2003. Fans organized the ceremony to pray for the success of the Indian team ahead of their semi-finals match against Kenya in the Cricket World Cup. (Photo: AFP)